Seaside Destination Donates Over 1,000 Food Items For CAN-Tree Food Drive
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VENTURA — ‘Tis the season for giving, and part of the holiday magic was evident as Ventura Harbor Village hosted a Holiday CAN-Tree Food Drive for Food Share Ventura County this past weekend. The seaside activity was an example of sharing with others who will receive much-needed food this holiday season. Locals and visitors dropped off more than 1,000 canned goods and other food items and donated to the non-profit organization to help make the holidays bright. (Click here to see a video of Ventura Harbor’s Holiday CAN-Tree Food Drive.)
As part of the one-day holiday collection, cans of food were festively stacked to look like two colorfully decorated holiday trees, one in true sea-theme with a mermaid tail topper, and the second decorated traditional red and green, topped with a gold tinsel tree. Visitors also got a chance to catch a glimpse and have a socially distanced visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in their sleigh, handing out reindeer antlers to those who donated food items.
“It really is uplifting to see the community come together and support those families in need,” said Ventura Port District General Manager Brian Pendleton. “We were proud to have exceeded our goal to assist Food Share Ventura County this holiday season.”
In addition, visitors were able to “shop small” and take in some last-minute shopping outdoors from one-of-a-kind retailers, selling handcrafted items from homemade chocolate to handcrafted pottery, and enjoy delicious take-out meals from numerous harbor restaurants featuring seaside eats and treats.
For visitor information, contact Ventura Harbor Village at 805-477-0470 or consult the website. Ventura Harbor Village is located at 1583 Spinnaker Drive in Ventura. Post, share, and like #VenturaHarbor on social media.
ABOUT FOOD SHARE VENTURA COUNTY: Since 1978, Food Share has been feeding the hungry in Ventura County. It all began when eight friends banded together to provide food to those in need under a bridge in Ventura, CA. The early philanthropic movement started in a family garage, quickly outgrew a donated fire station in Saticoy and now operates in Oxnard, CA with two warehouses with a combined 36,000 square feet. Today, staff and volunteers distribute more than 17 million pounds of food, or more than 20 million meals annually through its 190 pantry and program partners. As Ventura County’s regional food bank, Food Share provides food for over 75,000 hungry friends and neighbors monthly. Food Share is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief network of food banks, as well as the California Association of Food Banks.
ABOUT VENTURA HARBOR: Situated along the picturesque California Central Coast, endowed with breathtaking views, Ventura County’s Ventura Harbor is bordered by the City of Ventura on three sides and the Pacific Ocean on the west, the site of one of the largest squid offloading harbors in North America. Ventura Harbor has a total of 1,500 boat slips, 16 unique shops and 18 dockside restaurants and fish markets, two waterfront hotels, beaches, green spaces, water sports,and boating and cruising options, all part of an affordable, multigenerational vacation destination. Ventura Harbor is 20 miles from Santa Barbara and is 60 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. It is accessible in just minutes from scenic US Highway 101. Venturaharbor.com